i watched MSNBC, mainly because maddow is one of the smartest pundits out there, and also because chris matthews is unhinged most of the time. i did feel sorry for poor steve schmidt though.

that being said, MSNBC as a whole is to fox news as a minnow is to a whale. there is virtually no comparison. they are both ostensibly news organizations, but fox is the de facto media arm of the republican party. it was conceived as such and has remained steadfastly so for nearly 20 years. MSNBC has a few liberal pundits on at night, but that's about it. their actual reportage is pretty down-the-middle.